diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index a290695a12..a87fdf7b0b 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,7 @@ static int udt_do_read(struct unidirectional_transfer *t)
 
 	transfer_debug("%s is readable", t->src_name);
 	bytes = xread(t->src, t->buf + t->bufuse, BUFFERSIZE - t->bufuse);
-	if (bytes < 0 && errno != EWOULDBLOCK && errno != EAGAIN &&
-		errno != EINTR) {
+	if (bytes < 0) {
 		error_errno(_("read(%s) failed"), t->src_name);
 		return -1;
 	} else if (bytes == 0) {
@@ -1254,7 +1253,7 @@ static int udt_do_write(struct unidirectional_transfer *t)
 
 	transfer_debug("%s is writable", t->dest_name);
 	bytes = xwrite(t->dest, t->buf, t->bufuse);
-	if (bytes < 0 && errno != EWOULDBLOCK) {
+	if (bytes < 0) {
 		error_errno(_("write(%s) failed"), t->dest_name);
 		return -1;
 	} else if (bytes > 0) {